You could hear the grumbling from all corners of the fanbase.
Heading into the series in New York, they had been made to believe that the Phillies had a real chance to win the division. It wasn’t by accident either. They had won 10 out of 14 and were rolling along quite well, using their play to do the talking.
Then they were embarrassed a bit in New York. And last night at home, they appeared listless, unable to do much of anything against a Braves team that simply looked like they wanted to win more, like they were the ones that should be talked about as the looming threat to the division leader in Queens.